Past Events

AGE-WELL is Co-Hosting “Tech Day” at IAGG 2017 World Congress, Wednesday, July 26, 2017 The IAGG 2017 World Congress will offer an unprecedented one-day Technology and Aging Track that will bring together leading companies, gerontologists, and entrepreneurs engaged in developing technology solutions for older adults. Technology has the potential to improve the lives of a growing proportion of today’s aging population by helping them maintain independence and increase control of their environments. This event will feature: Symposia on key innovations…

SPWID 2017, The Third International Conference on Smart Portable, Wearable, Implantable and Disability-oriented Devices and Systems will take place in Venice, Italy June 25 - 29, 2017. SPWID 2017, is an inaugural event bridging the concepts and the communities dealing with specialized implantable, wearable, near-body or mobile devices, including artificial organs, body-driven technologies, and assistive services. Mobile communications played by the proliferation of smartphones and practical aspects of designing such systems and developing specific applications raise particular challenges for…

ICVR is an international conference series that provides an in-depth presentation of novel technologies and clinical developments in the field of virtual reality and associated topics applied to rehabilitation. Researchers, clinicians and technology experts meet, share experiences, and plan for the future. For more information on submitting a paper, poster and / or workshop: ICVR First Call for Papers / Posters / Workshops

AGE-WELL and HACKING HEALTH have teamed up to launch a national ideathon focused on identifying and investing in great new ideas (technologies and services) to support healthy aging. The first national competition of its kind, prizes awarded at the AGE-WELL – HACKING HEALTH National Ideathon will total $75,000 in cash and in-kind services. The AGE-WELL – HACKING HEALTH National Ideathon will be conducted over a series of ideathons. An ideathon is a collaborative event where diverse stakeholders harness their…

AGE-WELL and HACKING HEALTH have teamed up to launch a national ideathon focused on identifying and investing in great new ideas (technologies and services) to support healthy aging. The first national competition of its kind, prizes awarded at the AGE-WELL - HACKING HEALTH National Ideathon will total $75,000 in cash and in-kind services. The AGE-WELL – HACKING HEALTH National Ideathon will be conducted over a series of ideathons. An ideathon is a collaborative event where diverse stakeholders harness their collective…

present An Evening with iDAPT Research and AGE-WELL NCE Starting April 3rd, hundreds of investors, startups, enterprises and policymakers will be convening to do business in the healthcare sector for Toronto’s first ever Health Innovation Week. Join us for an evening with AGE-WELL NCE, Canada's Technology and Aging Network. This event will feature technology demos, networking and a tour of one of our core facilities – the iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation…

present An Evening with iDAPT Research and AGE-WELL NCE Starting April 3rd, hundreds of investors, startups, enterprises and policymakers will be convening to do business in the healthcare sector for Toronto’s first ever Health Innovation Week. Join us for an evening with AGE-WELL NCE, Canada's Technology and Aging Network. This event will feature technology demos, networking and a tour of one of our core facilities – the iDAPT Centre for Rehabilitation Research. AGE-WELL…

In March 2017, HackerNest, a nonprofit that builds local tech communities around the world, is producing the world's foremost hackathon dedicated to creating life-improving products to help those living with dementia and their caregivers. Presented by Facebook, championed by the UK and Canadian governments, and hosted at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, this epic 30-hour hackathon brings hundreds of world-class developers, designers, clinicians, and others motivated by the cause together to form teams and 'hack' innovative products in the…

AGE-WELL and HACKING HEALTH have teamed up to launch a national ideathon focused on identifying and investing in great new ideas (technologies and services) to support healthy aging. The first national competition of its kind, prizes awarded at the AGE-WELL - HACKING HEALTH National Ideathon will total $75,000 in cash and in-kind services. The AGE-WELL – HACKING HEALTH National Ideathon will be conducted over a series of ideathons. An ideathon is a collaborative event where diverse stakeholders harness their collective…

AGE-WELL and HACKING HEALTH have teamed up to launch a national ideathon focused on identifying and investing in great new ideas (technologies and services) to support healthy aging. The first national competition of its kind, prizes awarded at the AGE-WELL - HACKING HEALTH National Ideathon will total $75,000 in cash and in-kind services. The AGE-WELL – HACKING HEALTH National Ideathon will be conducted over a series of ideathons. An ideathon is a collaborative, event where diverse stakeholders harness their collective…

AGE-WELL and Women’s Brain Health Initiative have teamed up to host MIND MATTERS: Women, Brain Health & Technology. Join three expert panelists as they weigh in on the importance of sex-based research, the impact of cognitive impairment on women’s lives and the use of technology to support cognitive vitality. FEATURING: Dr. Arlene Astell PhD, Ontario Shores Research Chair in Community Management of Dementia, Toronto, Canada and Full Professor of Health Services Research in the Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare, University of Sheffield, UK …

Cracked: new light on dementia is an innovative research-based play that follows persons with dementia and their families on their unique journeys with dementia, from diagnosis to their new lives in long-term care. The families struggle to see beyond the disease as they come to accept that each of us has cracks as part of being human. Don’t miss your opportunity to see this wonderful play featuring research from AGE-WELL’s Dr. Pia Kontos. FREE tickets: http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cracked-new-light-on-dementia-mars-tickets-28315839438

Sheridan College Centre for Elder Research is hosting an all day event on technology and aging. AGE-WELL's Scientific Director, Dr. Alex Mihailidis will be the keynote speaker at this exciting event. Click here for more information. Please RSVP by October 13 to Kathryn Warren-Norton at kathryn.warrennorton1@sheridancollege.ca or 905-845-9430, x2978

The International Technology Enabled Care Conference will be returning in 2016 bigger and better on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th October, taking place at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham City Centre. The conference theme for 2016 is ‘Connected Care, Connected Homes and Connected Communities’. More details and registration options will be announced in the coming months.

Our 2nd Annual Conference & AGM will be held at the Hotel Bonaventure in Montreal, October 18th – 20th. CONFERENCE DETAILS AGE-WELL NCE will be holding our Second Annual Conference & General Meeting in Montreal, QC as a pre-conference event to CAG 2016. This year's conference will be open to the public. All AGE-WELL network investigators, industry and community partners, students, board and committee members and staff are invited to attend. Canadian seniors and caregivers are also welcome. The opening reception will…

October 17, 2016 - October 21, 2016 Register now for McMaster University’s workshops on ‘Finding and Using Research Evidence to Inform Decision-making in Health Systems and Organizations’ Want to be at the leading edge of the fast paced field of how to bring the best evidence to bear on pressing policy issues in support of health-system strengthening? Don’t miss your chance to attend one of the McMaster Health Forum’s Health Systems Learning fall workshops: > Five-day workshop – October 17 -21,…

October 14, 2016 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT Friday, October 14, 2016 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (PDT) OR 3-4pm ET Organized by Arthritis Research Canada and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Michael Smith Foundation of Health Research and Arthritis Research Canada are partnering to co-develop and host a series of monthly expert-led, beginner-level KT training webinars with the goal of developing a sustainable resource for researchers and trainees to learn knowledge and skills that will enable them to…